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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Today I stepped outside of my square, took a leap into the unknown and had a wonderful fun day! Unfortunately raw edge applique has always escaped my enjoyment and when the opportunity arose to attend a class with the friendly Kellie Wufsohn (Don't Look Now!) ~ a master at her craft ~ I jumped right in and soaked up all of the wisdom on offer.

Family Tree ~ pattern by Kellie Wufsohn (Don't Look Now!)

Family Tree is just one of Kellie's many colorful applique designs and is particularly suited to practising the free motion stitching technique. I've learned so much today, including: fusible web can be tricky stuff, the darning foot is used for more than just darning, the pros of polyester thread, and wait for it .... basting spray and how to use it!

The applique pieces have been fused onto the background fabric and the free motion stitching around the edge of the shapes has commenced. The concentration required is almost palpable and I certainly hope that practice makes perfect.

Thank you to Kellie for making the class so enjoyable and sharing your knowledge without hesitation. Now ~ there is homework to be done. At the next class we will be learning to fill in the background with free motion quilting. Practice ... practice ...

59 comments:

It's looking beautiful Rita! I was lucky enough to attend one of Kellie's classes a year ago and although I found it really difficult it was extremely worthwhile when I got it "right" in the end! She is just a delight and her work is divine.

This is just gorgeous!!! I love it and I love the fact that were able to do the workshop. Lucky you! I am hoping to find one of her workshops that I can do up here too. Can't wait to see your progress! Happy stitching!

Kellie is fantastic - I love all her stuff, such fun designs and the background FMQ she does is just amazing. Your lovely tree is really going to pop! You might fall in love with FMQ. Should 'straight line quilting' be worried?

what a coinsidince, im currently working on one of kellys patterns, I would love to know what the pros of polyester thread are, and iv NO idea what im going to do once it comes to background freemotion quilting as im afraid i will ruin the whole quilt due to inexperience! looking forward to reading more about what you've learnt.

Hilarious! Yesterday I posted a tree I am working on, very similar, for an auction at my daughter's preschool. I had each of the kids sign a leaf in thier cute preschool handwriting, and am adding apples for the teachers, have the class rabbit on it....if you want to take a look at it (it is in the very beginning phases), I posted it here:http://ocd-obsessivecraftingdisorder.blogspot.com/2011/02/work-in-progress-wednesday.html

I love Don't Look Now designs but have yet to have a go at one. How lucky to be at a workshop! Will have to keep my eye out for another one some time.Can't wait to see your finished product, because it's always so much more encouraging to see the designs made by someone other than the designer themselves.

I've long been a fan of Kellie's work and have made a few of her pattern (muddles through more like it). I would love to go to one of her workshops. Your tree looks absolutely lovely and the colours are so "red pepper" ;).

Love your color choices. So pretty. Can't wait to see it completed. I just bought the pattern last week to make the tree and I'm hoping to take a stab at it soon! My 7 year old daughter wants it for her room. I hope I can do it. It is totally outside of my comfort zone but she saw the quilt as a display in a local quilt store and fell in love with it. What's a mom to do? I have to try to make her one.

Your tree is gorgeous you lucky duck! I'll bet you guys had a grand time -- Kellie's so fun to be around. I'd love to have a whole day of sewing with Kellie -- we always manage to meet where it's too much of a pain to bring all that sewing "stuff". Although, I must say, KellieShopping has to be right up there with a day of KellieSewing LOL!

OMG I think you might have actually taken my place in that class! Now I am really disappointed. I was disappointed enough as it is, but I admire your neatness soo very much. I hope to do another class soon!